Category: lifestyle

Great Expectations: Learning From an Invocation; Definitions From Sources Other Than AI; After the Hardship Came the Ease of a Gift and a Blessed Greeting; The Morning Message was a Hadith Recommending a Cheerful Face: Photos from the August 4, 2026 Explained: Photos of Delicious Japanese Food, the Morning Greeting and a Family at Breakfast

I came across an Invocation that gave me pause. “My Lord. I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy on me,…

A Most Unusual Blog Beginning with the Word of the Day: Affection: Then a Discussion of Artificial Intelligence; Knowledge Coming from the Podcast Ideas a CBC Production; An Atlantic Monthly Search Leads to Typing Trump into the Search Engine of my Blog Discovering My Prediction for the Fall of Dubai Made in 2020; Some Photographs of Me During My Six Months Living in Abu Dhabi

I am having a rather peaceful day which followed a rather strange day. Well not that peaceful – I locked myself out of my room safe but found out before I needed anything from it…

I Love Learning; Learning First the Remarkable Story of Chocolate: An Innovation Asking Allah For Beneficial Knowledge: Chef Grandson Cole Inspired Plum Chocolate Pudding with Rum Syrup; Sheer Ambrosia Enjoyed By All; A Morning Greeting Lauding Self Care; Self=Care Important From an Islamic Perspective; Photos of Ambrosia; A Fan and a Mojo Breakfast

I am not sure when I started to love learning, but I definitely do and it has held me in good stead. Here is a ready example; realize that I do not know the meaning…

An Ever Fixed Mark That Looks on Tempest and is Never Shaken; Shakespeare Sonnet 116 Analyzed: No Man Has Ever Truly Loved; The Seminal Book of the Century Finally Completed After Almost Four Months; Conversations Shared; Yesterday’s Frantic Day Pictured and Described

July 25, 2026. It is Saturday late morning. I have been awake since Fajr prayer, drank coffee, went to breakfast, met three charming Malaysian families at Kenny Hill’s Bakery, sent a message to select WhatsAppers…

The World’s Most Expensive Sandwich; A Poem Second Chance Speaks to Gratitude; A Celebratory Lunch Leads to Too Much Information about Wagyu Beef; Appreciating my New Malaysian Home; No Hankering for Far Off Lands or Far Away People: Photo of My Phone Screen Saver Which Did Not Make it to the July 15, 2026 blog and a Wagyu Beef Dish

July 16, 2026. The world’s most expensive sandwich was consumed at Gleneagles hospital this afternoon. The sandwich cost 1,050 RM, however, the cost included some pain medication. Hahaha This is the real story. I followed…

Baby Steps; I Have Been Through Many Storms; Allah Has Blessed My with a Reflective Heart; But Then Another Test, A Fall Sustaining Substantial Injuries; So Much Care and Support From Lyf’s Team and my Malaysian Doctor; In My Lowest Moment a Visit and Flowers from My Dearest Friend Alice; Photos of Flowers, Breakfast and a Mecca Tour in 2022

July 13, 2026. I happened upon this poem when reading Nouri My Light because it captured what I have been going through, giving me permission to carry on, but to do so slowly and carefully….

Another Song Comes to Mind; Everybody Loves a Lover; Found it Was a Song Celebrated in 2022 When Living in Abu Dhabi and Again in 2024 living in Lexis Suites;  Enjoying an Embarrassment of Riches After Returning to Penang Lyf; Photos of Abu Dhabi Louvre During Better Days: Finding Humor in the Midst of Adversity

Another song came to mind. I might have written about it before. I will type the words I remember on Google.  I did, to find name of the song;  Everybody Loves a Lover… Cleverly typed…

All My Sorrows Lord Soon Be Over; The Words of a Song and My Emerging Life; A Poem From the Islamic Faith, Otherwise Be Gone Explains Allah’s Hereafter Unfortunately No Continuing Chef Ton and Alexis McBride Saga as the Dinner is too ‘Dear”; I am to Fund Charities Not Chef Ton: Photos of Mojo’s Grandson Cole’s Food

This July 6, 2026 suddenly thought of a song, a spiritual one I believe. I will go to Google and see what I shall find. Not using Artificial Intelligence. I, with the help of Grandson…